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Sorensen Introduces Bill to Help Working Families Access Clean Drinking Water
April 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL), Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan

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Congressman Eric Sorensen speaks to a WWII veteran at the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC
April 16, 2024

ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing that his office returned over $1 million in tax dollars to constituents through federal casework services since he entered Congress last year. 

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Sorensen Delivers House Floor Speech Remembering Jason Jenkins
April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives to honor Jason Jenkins, an 18-year-old Rockford student who was murdered in a racially motivated attack while working his shift at Walmart.  

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Construction Workers
April 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), along with Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) introduced the bipartisan

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Sorensen Supports Manufacturing Jobs in Northwestern Illinois
April 10, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan

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Sorensen Leads House in Moment of Silence to Remember Victims of the Rockford Stabbing Spree
April 10, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with members of the Illinois House delegation led the House of Representatives in a moment of silence to remember the victims of the Rockford stabbing spree.  

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Sorensen Bill to Foster Interagency Collaboration at NASA Advances Out of Committee
April 1, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Ranking Member of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, released a statement on the passage of his bipartisan

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Sorensen Applauds Investments for Local Projects in Northern Illinois
March 28, 2024

ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on the multiple stabbings that occurred in Rockford’s southeast neighborhood on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.  

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Sorensen Applauds Investments for Local Projects in Northern Illinois
March 26, 2024

ROCKFORD, IL - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on the death of Auburn High School student Jason Jenkins, an 18-year-old Walmart employee that was murdered while working at a store in Rockford.

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Air Base Visit
March 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) voted to pass a bipartisan defense spending bill that includes wins he secured for the 182nd Airlift Wing at the Peoria Air National Guard base. The package also includes a 5.2 percent pay raise for service members – the largest in over two decades.